Papineauville is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of

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. It is the seat of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. In 2001 its population was 2247. The municipality is bordered on the north side by the

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and on the south side by Pentecost Bay of the

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History

The Parish of Sainte-Angélique was formed in 1851, and the parish municipality with the same name was created in 1855. It was named after Angélique-Louise Cornud, wife of

Denis-Benjamin Papineau Denis-Benjamin Papineau (November 13, 1789 – January 20, 1854) was joint premier of the Province of Canada for Canada East from 1846 to 1848. His joint premiers for Canada West during this period were William Henry Draper and Henry Sherwood. ...

, who donated land for the construction of the church and the rectory. Also in 1855, a post office was established with the name Papineauville. This may be named in honour of one of two persons named Papineau: Joseph Papineau (1752–1841), father of Louis-Joseph Papineau, who in 1801 bought the lordship of the Petite-Nation where the town formed; or Denis-Benjamin Papineau (1789–1854), brother of Louis-Joseph and husband of Angélique-Louise, and considered the founder of this place. In 1896, the Village Municipality of Papineauville separated from Sainte-Angélique. Its first mayor was Henri Bourassa. On November 29, 2000, the Village Municipality of Papineauville and the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Angélique were reunited and merged into the new Municipality of Papineauville. The name Sainte-Angélique now identifies the sector of Papineauville which corresponds to the territory of the former parish municipality. On January 1, 2002, about of the Presqu'île Peninsula in the Ottawa River was transferred to the municipality of Plaisance.

Demographics

Mother tongue: * English as first language: 2.1% * French as first language: 95.2% * English and French as first language: 1.4% * Other as first language: 1.2%

Local government

List of former mayors: * André Blais (2005–2009) * Gilles Clément (2009-2013) * Christian Beauchamp (2013–2021) * Paul-André David (2021-present)

Education

The community is served by the French school board Commission Scolaire au Coeur des Vallees including École secondaire Louis-Joseph Papineau.

References

External links

Web site
(French language only) {{authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Outaouais